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Railroad Bridge across the Missouri
Photograph of a train crossing the Missouri River.
Permit Granted For Interstate 80 Span; $5.5 Million Project
This Is A Drawing...of the Interstate 80 bridge which will carry traffic between the southwest part of Council Bluffs and Spring Street in Omaha. The Omaha side is in the foreground.
One bolt at a time
For a cutting torch man, working your way to Omaha from Council Bluffs is a slow one-bold-at-a-time pace. As the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge is chopped up for scrap, traffic continues to roar across the shiny new I-480 bridge to the right. Demolition of the…
Old bridge is framed
The 79-year-old remains of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, blasted into the water last Saturday, were being cut up for scrap Wednesday by workmen for Allied Structured Steel of Hammond, Ind. The 100,000 tons of steel will be sliced into smaller sections for…
Old and New IC Bridge
Photograph of the old and new IC Bridge over the Missouri river.
New Bridge Takes Shape
Delta piers for Spring Street Bridge are taking shape as the reinforcing steel fans out on the number 11 pier on the Iowa side of the river. Grading for the Nebraska approach can be seen in upper background. The substructure is scheduled for…
New Bridge Can Roll With Heat And Cold
Teeth Joints...at various points in the bridge surface allow for expansion and contraction. Beyond south rail of the new span is Ak-Sar_Ben Bridge, and in distance the Union Pacific Bridge.
New Bridge Can Roll With Heat And Cold
Roller Bearing...on the council Bluffs abutment of the I-480 Bridge is inspected by William J. Kontor.
Mysterious Numbers Show Boats How Much Clearance
These numbers...on supports underneath the I-480 bridge don't show the depth of the Missouri River.
Missouri River Flood
Photograph of the Missouri River overflowing its banks. Taken from Motor bridge, April 14, 1897.
It's just about gone
Truman Furgeson, superintendent for Allied Structural Steel Co., Hammond, Ind. watches as crews continue whittling away at the bones of the Ak-Sar_Ben Bridge on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River. Bridge portions in the water were fished out…
Interstate Span Open To Traffic
Symbolic Linking...of the two states is performed by Nebraska Gov. J.J. Exon, William Gray, chairman of the Iowa Highway Commission, and Council Bluffs Mayor Joseph B. Katelman.
Interstate 480 Bridge
Photograph of Interstate 480 Bridge during construction, May 1966. Connects Broadway (Council Bluffs) to Douglas Street (Omaha).
Illinois Central Bridge postcards
Six postcards of Illinois Central Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River.
Illinois Central Bridge
Photograph of the Illinois Central Bridge construction - 12th St. and Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
I-680 Bridge Progressing
Like a double image the Interstate 680 bridge across the Missouri on Interstate 680 is rising to match its older twin, the Mormon Bridge at left. The center section of the span is being fabricated aboard a barge on the river and will be hoisted as a…
I-480 Span To Open At 10 A.M. Monday
Three Years Of Work...and $7.2 million went into this Interstate Highway passage Missouri River, seen here looking eastward.. Arrows indicate the traffic flow. Westbound vehicles will use the northern lanes of 480 bridge, exiting on dodge Street. …
I-480 Bridge Now Lighted
No More Dark Pasages...on Interstate 480 Bridge
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
February/March 2010 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
August 2003 Historical Society newsletter.